Clay accumulation and argillic-horizon development as influenced by aeolian deposition vs. local parent material on quartzite and limestone-derived alluvial fans

Elliott, Peggy E.; Drohan, Patrick J.

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.03.017

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“…Brantley et al . [] argued that the clay in the Garner Run soils and sediments could have been derived from dust inputs as observed in other montane catchments [ Elliott and Drohan , ], from retention of residual material from the previously overlying Rose Hill shale formation that weathered away, or from clay‐rich interbeds in the Tuscarora Formation [ Cotter , ].…”

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“…For example, average calcium concentrations (wt % Ca) in Garner Run samples were lower in the hillslope soils (0.03 6 0.01 wt %) and valley fill (0.06 6 0.01 wt %) than in the streambed sediments (0.08 6 0.03 wt %, Table 1). Brantley et al [2016] argued that the clay in the Garner Run soils and sediments could have been derived from dust inputs as observed in other montane catchments [Elliott and Drohan, 2009], from retention of residual material from the previously overlying Rose Hill shale formation that weathered away, or from clay-rich interbeds in the Tuscarora Formation [Cotter, 1983].…”

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Hyporheic zone influences on concentration‐discharge relationships in a headwater sandstone stream

Hoagland

Russo

et al. 2017

Water Resources Research

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Complex subsurface flow dynamics impact the storage, routing, and transport of water and solutes to streams in headwater catchments. Many of these hydrogeologic processes are indirectly reflected in observations of stream chemistry responses to rain events, also known as concentration-discharge (CQ) relations. Identifying the relative importance of subsurface flows to stream CQ relationships is often challenging in headwater environments due to spatial and temporal variability. Therefore, this study combines a diverse set of methods, including tracer injection tests, cation exchange experiments, geochemical analyses, and numerical modeling, to map groundwater-surface water interactions along a first-order, sandstone stream (Garner Run) in the Appalachian Mountains of central Pennsylvania. The primary flow paths to the stream include preferential flow through the unsaturated zone (''interflow''), flow discharging from a spring, and groundwater discharge. Garner Run stream inherits geochemical signatures from geochemical reactions occurring along each of these flow paths. In addition to end-member mixing effects on CQ, we find that the exchange of solutes, nutrients, and water between the hyporheic zone and the main stream channel is a relevant control on the chemistry of Garner Run. CQ relationships for Garner Run were compared to prior results from a nearby headwater catchment overlying shale bedrock (Shale Hills). At the sandstone site, solutes associated with organo-mineral associations in the hyporheic zone influence CQ, while CQ trends in the shale catchment are affected by preferential flow through hillslope swales. The difference in CQ trends document how the lithology and catchment hydrology control CQ relationships. Plain Language Summary Stream chemistry serves as a fingerprint for the processes that occur in the critical zone, which extends from unweathered bedrock to the top of the tree canopy. The critical zone thus includes all resources critical to life. This paper evaluates chemical and physical processes in the critical zone, specifically in soils, streams, and groundwater. Our work suggests the important influence of groundwater-surface water interactions on mountain streams with an emphasis on the transport of water and solutes through the streambed. By comparing these transport processes on sandstone and shale, we hypothesize that the type of rock underlying a watershed can influence the relative importance of groundwater-surface water interactions on stream chemistry.

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Hyporheic zone influences on concentration‐discharge relationships in a headwater sandstone stream

Hoagland

Russo

et al. 2017

Water Resources Research

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“…Paleo-disciplines (e.g., ecology, climatology, pedology) all indicate that over time scales relevant to soil C turnover, many soils have experienced wide variation (or directional changes) in factors such as climate and vegetation (Commerford et al 2016;Shuman and Marsicek 2016). For example, in climates that are today semi-arid or drier, clayenriched horizons (e.g., Bt, Bk) have been interpreted as relicts of past wetter climates needed to explain physical mechanisms of clay translocation and accumulation (Bockheim and Hartemink 2013;Elliott and Drohan 2009;Lavkulich and Arocena 2011). Soils in forest-grassland ecotones, often comprised of Alfisol-Mollisol complexes (Eckmeier et al 2007;Krupenikov et al 2011) provide another set of examples, in which mechanisms of SOM stabilization associated with these dramatically different vegetation types and disturbance regimes can both be detected (Masiello et al 2004).…”

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“…By decreasing the available volume of fine soil, rocks may concentrate rooting, OM inputs, and biogeochemical and pedogenic processes in the fine soil (Harrison et al 2003;Pierret et al 2016). Rocks are also a source of primary minerals and limiting nutrients, and careful excavation often reveals preferential root and rhizosphere activity in rocky soil volumes or in the coarse fragments themselves (Arredondo et al 2019;Hoffland et al 2002;Fahey et al 2017). Coarse fragments also create physical surfaces for accumulation of clay films and organo-metal complexes; as these coatings thicken into the surrounding fine soil matrix, they may increase overall SOC contents (Bockheim 2011;Frazier and Graham 2000;Schaetzl 1996;Sommer et al 2001;Stolt et al 1993).…”

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Patterns and predictors of soil organic carbon storage across a continental-scale network

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The rarity of rapid campaigns to characterize soils across scales limits opportunities to investigate variation in soil carbon stocks (SOC) storage simultaneously at large and small scales, with and without site-level replication. We used data from two complementary campaigns at 40 sites in the United States across the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), in which one campaign sampled profiles from closely co-located intensive plots and physically composited similar horizons, and the other sampled dozens of pedons across the landscape at each site. We demonstrate some consistencies between these distinct designs, while also revealing that within-site replication reveals patterns and predictors of SOC stocks not detectable with non-replicated designs. Both designs demonstrate that SOC stocks of whole soil profiles vary across continental-scale climate gradients. However, broad climate patterns may mask the importance of localized variation in soil physicochemical properties, as captured by within-site sampling, especially for SOC stocks of discrete genetic horizons. Within-site replication also reveals examples in which expectations based on readily explained continental-scale patterns do not hold. For example, even wide-ranging drainage class sequences within landscapes do not duplicate the clear differences in profile SOC stocks across drainage classes at the continental scale, and physicochemical factors associated with increasing B horizon SOC stocks at continental scales frequently do not follow the same patterns within landscapes. Because inferences from SOC studies are a product of their context (where, when, how), this study provides context—in terms of SOC stocks and the factors that influence them—for others assessing soils and the C cycle at NEON sites.

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“…Changes in soil bulk density, soil porosity and water movement in the soil will indirectly determine the intensity and thickness of the translocation of soil particles. Clay translocation and accumulation process had been studied; such as the development of soil texture by the process of bioturbation and translocation (Phillips, 2007), lessivage as the main process of soil formation (Quénard et al, 2011), the accumulation of clay and formation of argillic by aeolian deposition (Elliott and Drohan, 2009), and the accumulation of clay and carbonate on the different precipitations (Gunal and Ransom, 2006). In Jambi itself, the studies about the effect of forest conversion were commonly focused on the characteristics in the top soil (Prasetyo and Suriadikarta, 2006;Junaedi, 2010;Refliaty and Marpaung, 2010).…”

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Soil characteristics pattern with the depth as affected by forest conversion to rubber plantation

Agustina

Utami

Sudarto

2016

J.Degrade.Min.Land Manage.

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Abstract:This research was an attempt to study the impact of forest conversion to intensive rubber plantation on soil characteristics. We selected three landuses (forest, jungle rubber, and rubber plantation) in Bukit Duabelas and Harapan landscape, Jambi, and each repeated three times. Soil profiles were described and sampled at every 10 cm layer to 200 cm depth. Soil bulk density, pH, exchangeable basic cations content, and CEC were determined. The result showed that in three landuses, bulk density is relatively low in the upper 20 cm, but increased with depth. Clay content was lower in forest than other landuses, and increased with depth in forest and jungle rubber. In rubber plantation however, fine clay was accumulated at 60-140 cm depth. The CEC pattern with depth was in accordance to the clay content. There was no significant difference in soil pH between all landuses. In rubber plantation, soil pH was commonly higher in the surface, which probably due to liming activities. Sum of bases decreased with depth and tended to be generally lower in rubber plantation.

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Clay accumulation and argillic-horizon development as influenced by aeolian deposition vs. local parent material on quartzite and limestone-derived alluvial fans

Cited by 20 publications

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Hyporheic zone influences on concentration‐discharge relationships in a headwater sandstone stream

Hyporheic zone influences on concentration‐discharge relationships in a headwater sandstone stream

Patterns and predictors of soil organic carbon storage across a continental-scale network

Soil characteristics pattern with the depth as affected by forest conversion to rubber plantation

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